Doyle-Spare Research
Doyle-Spare Construct

Definitional Divergence

The condition in which enterprise systems define the same control term differently.

Why it matters

Provides the plain-language entry point to Runtime Semantic Divergence.

Control relationship

Authorized meaning must remain connected to the meaning operationalized at runtime.

Definitional Divergence is an upstream condition in which enterprise systems encode the same control term differently; Runtime Semantic Divergence occurs when resolved meaning departs from the authorized Baseline at one decision.